Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information  2004;0(7):14-15

Artificial skin Integra - new material for treating burn and for plastic surgery

Tran Thiet Son

Keywords

burn, treatment, surgery

Country

Viet Nam

Language

Vietnamese

Abstract

Artificial skin Integra - a biological membrane that could restore derma, is new material in treating burn wound and in many other specialties such as plastic surgery, orthopedics, and pediatrics. Integra was commonly used in cases deep burn on head and neck, hands. It speeds up formation new derma layers at implanted areas and the successful rate was high (95%), gives good results in functional and aesthetic aspects